Obituaries for Thursday, Nov. 9

ARIAS — Juanita Mary Arias, 76, of Madera died Nov. 5. She was a retired dental receptionist. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

BASILA — Anthony J. Basila, 96, of Madera died Nov. 3. He was a farmer. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at the funeral home. Remembrances: Fresno Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center, 1455 L St., Fresno, CA 93721; Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817; donor’s favorite charity.

BIEN — Stanley John Bien, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 5. He was a retired waste disposal business manager. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at Farewell Funeral Service. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

BIIZZOLARA — Michael J. Biizzolara, 68, of Porterville died Nov. 5. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

GARCIA — Cathy S. Garcia, 57, of Fresno died Oct. 30. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at residence: 3650 N. Maple Ave. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

HERNANDEZ — Caroline Hernandez, 53, of Calwa died Oct. 30. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Service: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at the funeral home.

HUMPHREY JONES — Nikia M. Humphrey Jones, 38, of Fresno died Oct. 17. She was a student at Fresno Pacific University. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at South Valley Community Church in Lemoore. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

JONES — Karen Sue Jones, 59, of Fresno died Sept. 25. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

LARA — Florentino Lara, 91, of Sanger died Nov. 7. He was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

LOGAN — Gary Richard Logan, 67, of Alpaugh died Oct. 28. He was a maintenance worker. Memorial: Noon Nov. 11 at Allensworth Christian Church in Earlimart. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

LUM — Lori Renee Lum, 52, of Clovis died Nov. 5. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Stephens & Bean Funeral Chapel. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at Riverpark Bible Church. Remembrance: Evangel Home, 137 N. Yosemite Ave., Fresno, CA 93701.

MARGAIN — Beatrice Margain, 69, of Fresno died Oct. 14. She was a food packer. Memorial: 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Sisavangvathana Health Center, 1410 Kern St. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

MARTINEZ — Sylvia Martinez, 60, of Fresno died Nov. 3. She was a jeweler. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Lisle Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Nov. 13 at the funeral home.

MUNGUIA — Octavio Munguia, 51, of Visalia died Nov. 7. He was a truck driver. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

PEREZ DE OCHOA — Susana Perez de Ochoa, 65, of Fresno died Nov. 6. She was a packer for 15 years. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at St. John’s Cathedral.

RODRIGUEZ — Christina Rodriguez, 84, of Porterville died Nov. 3. She was a grader. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

SCHORLING — Bobbi Anne Schorling, 75, of Fresno died Nov. 5. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

SKIDMORE — James Ira Skidmore, 75, of Porterville died Oct. 26. He was a supervisor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center.

VEGA — Jesus Vega, 75, of Kerman died Nov. 1. He was a farmworker. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at St. Paul’s Church. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

This story was originally published November 8, 2017 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Nov. 9."